Rural Credit and Food Security Panel Data from Kenya, 2017-2020

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) provides replication data for a study on rural credit and food security. The dataset includes panel data from three survey rounds of 1,053 households in Machakos County, Kenya, collected between 2017 and 2020. It supports analysis of a randomized controlled trial evaluating Risk Contingent Credit and Traditional Credit.

Use Cases

• Evaluate the impact of index-based insurance-linked credit (RCC) on household food security based on the described intervention.
• Analyze credit constraints and shock coping mechanisms based on detailed survey modules mentioned in the description.
• Compare outcomes between Risk Contingent Credit, Traditional Credit, and control groups based on the randomized trial design.
• Study the effects of survey mode (CAPI vs. phone) on data collection based on the COVID-19 adaptation described.

Strengths

• Data from a randomized controlled trial with 1,053 households evenly split into three groups.
• Panel data structure with three survey waves conducted between 2017 and 2020.
• Surveys implemented electronically using CAPI tools with detailed modules on demographics, food consumption, and financial services.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The endline survey was conducted via phone interviews, which may introduce mode effects compared to face-to-face baseline and midline surveys.

Provenance

Source

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Collection Method

Data collected via structured, pretested questionnaires using computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) tools across three survey waves.

Time Range

2017-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-18 15:36:15.738684; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Machakos County, Kenya